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deadliness

/ˈdɛdlɪnəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.66 in modern English

Syllables
dead-li-ness
IPA
/ˈdɛdlɪnəs/
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of lethality.

Uncountable

noun

Synonym of lethality.

Uncountable

noun

Tedium, or the quality of being boring.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English dedlinesse, deadlicnesse, from Old English dēadlīcnes, equivalent to deadly + -ness.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈdɛdlɪnəs/

Usage

Inflected Forms

deadlinesses (plural)

Synonyms

fatality lethality

Questions

How do you pronounce deadliness?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɛdlɪnəs/.
What does deadliness mean?
Synonym of lethality.
Where does deadliness come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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